Heart Failure and Frailty in the Community-Living Elderly Population: What the UFO Study Will Tell Us

Heart Failure and Frailty in the Community-Living Elderly Population: What the UFO Study Will Tell Us

Heart failure and frailty are clinical syndromes that present with overlapping phenotypic characteristics. Importantly, their co-presence is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. While mechanical and electrical device therapies for heart failure are vital for select patients with advanc...

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Main Authors: Erik Fung, Elsie Hui, Xiaobo Yang, Leong T. Lui, King F. Cheng, Qi Li, Yiting Fan, Daljit S. Sahota, Bosco H. M. Ma, Jenny S. W. Lee, Alex P. W. Lee, Jean Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
heart failure
frailty
elderly
aging
screening
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.00347/full

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